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Hanna Rosin/ˈhɑːnə/(born 1970)[1]is an American writer and podcaster. She is the host of Radio Atlantic and a Senior Editor at the Atlantic. Previously she was the editorial director for audio forNew York Magazine[2]Formerly, she was the co-host of theNPRpodcastInvisibiliawithAlix Spiegel.[3]She was co-founder of DoubleX, the now closed women's site connected to the online magazineSlate,and theDoubleX(nowThe Waves) podcast.[4]

Rosin has written forThe Atlantic,The Washington Post,The New Yorker,GQ,New YorkandThe New Republic.She is the author ofGod's Harvard(2007) andThe End of Men: And the Rise of Women(2012).

Early life and education

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Rosin was born inIsraeland emigrated with her family in 1976, settling in the ethnically diverse neighborhood ofBriarwood, Queens,where her father was a taxi driver.[5][4][6]She isJewish.[7]She graduated fromStuyvesant High Schoolin 1987, where she won a number of competitions on the debate team with her debate partnerDavid Coleman.[8]She attendedStanford Universityand was married to formerAtlas ObscuraCEODavid Plotz.[9]

Career

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Rosin is a co-founder of Slate magazine's DoubleX, a women's site.[4]She is also a writer forThe Atlantic.She has written forThe Washington Post,The New Yorker,GQandNew Yorkafter beginning her career as a staff writer forThe New Republic.Rosin has also appeared onThe Daily ShowandThe Colbert ReportonComedy Central.

A character portrayed by actressChloë Sevignyin the 2003 filmShattered Glassabout Rosin's colleague atThe New Republic,Stephen Glass,was loosely based on Rosin.[10][11]

Rosin partly has specialized in writing aboutreligious-politicalissues, in particular the influence ofevangelical Christianson the2004 U.S. presidential campaign.[12]She is the author ofGod's Harvard: A Christian College on a Mission to Save America,published in September 2007. Based on aNew Yorkerstory, the book follows several young Christians atPatrick Henry College,a new evangelical institution that teaches its students to "lead [the] nation and shape [the] culture."

In 2009, she published a controversial article inThe Atlanticentitled "The Case Against Breast-Feeding," questioning whether current social pressures in favor ofbreastfeedingwere appropriate, and whether the science in support of the practice was conclusive.[13]In 2009 she was nominated for a National Magazine Award for "Boy's Life",[14]a story about a youngtransgendergirl. In 2010 she won the award for her contribution to a package of stories in New York magazine about circumcision.[15]Her stories have also been included in anthologies ofBest American Magazine Writing2009 and Best American Crime Reporting 2009.[16][17]

Rosin has published a book based on her 2010Atlanticstory,The End of Men.[18]She gave a TED talk on the subject in 2010.[19]In the talk, she details the emergence of women as a powerful force in the American workplace. For Rosin, this shifting economy has allowed women to use their most gendered stereotypical strengths to succeed.[20]

Bibliography

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  • God's Harvard: a Christian college on a mission to save America.Orlando, Fla.: Harcourt. 2007.
  • "Did Christianity cause the crash?".The Atlantic.304(5): 38–48. December 2009.
  • The End of Men: And the Rise of Women.New York, New York: Riverhead Books, 2012.ISBN978-1-59448-804-7
  • The Patriarchy Is Dead: Feminists, accept it.Slate (Sept. 11, 2013).[21]

References

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  1. ^O’ Malley, JP (November 5, 2012)."Israeli-born author causes a stir by predicting 'The End of Men'".The Times of Israel.
  2. ^"Hanna Rosin Joins 'New York' Magazine; Adrienne Green, Gazelle Emami, and Zak Cheney-Rice".New York Magazine.8 July 2020.
  3. ^"NPR's 'Invisibilia' Adds Third Host: Author Hanna Rosin".npr.org.Retrieved2016-04-06.
  4. ^abc"Double X Profile: Hanna Rosin".Archived fromthe originalon October 7, 2011.Retrieved2011-04-09.
  5. ^Rosin, Hanna."Early Americans",The Washington Post,July 4, 2005. Accessed January 1, 2024. "For years they saved up their shekels and then, come July 4, 1976, they landed with the cork popping, ready to fete their new homeland on her 200th birthday.... The latest wave of immigrants to land in Briarwood are the Bukharan Jews, from the former Soviet Union."
  6. ^Rosin, Hanna (2011-12-11)."Because There's Nothing Like a Great Old New York Hack - Reasons to Love New York 2011 - New York Magazine".Nymag.Retrieved2014-01-06.
  7. ^Weiss, Anthony (December 9, 2014)."What will New Republic exodus mean for American Jewish thought?".The Jewish Journal.
  8. ^"Stuyvesant Policy Debate Alumni".Retrieved2009-09-12.
  9. ^"How David Plotz and Hanna Rosin make it work".Women's agenda.Retrieved2016-11-18.
  10. ^"Hanna Rosin, Washington Post staff writer, to discuss" religious right "on the campaign trail".Princeton University. Archived fromthe originalon 2007-06-10.Retrieved2007-09-12.Chloë Sevigny later portrayed her in "Shattered Glass" the movie about her New Republic colleague, Stephen Glass.
  11. ^Howard Kurtz (2002-10-07)."Stephen Glass: The True Story".Washington Post.Archived fromthe originalon 2013-08-12.Retrieved2007-09-12.A female New Republic staffer played by Chloë Sevigny, though based loosely on Hanna Rosin (now also at The Post), is a composite.
  12. ^Julia Osellame (2005-11-05)."Right wing on rise, says writer".Daily Princetonian.Archived fromthe originalon 2007-11-06.Retrieved2007-09-12.
  13. ^Hanna Rosin (April 2009)."The Case Against Breast-Feeding".The Atlantic.Retrieved2009-09-18.
  14. ^Leight, Elias."A Boy's Life - Hanna Rosin".The Atlantic.Retrieved2014-01-06.
  15. ^Rosin, Hanna (2009-10-18)."Why One Mother Heard the Opposing Arguments, Then Circumcised Her Sons Anyway".New York Magazine.Retrieved2014-01-06.
  16. ^American Society of Magazine Editors (2010-01-01).The best American magazine writing, 2009.Columbia University Press.ISBN9780231147965.{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help)
  17. ^Toobin, Jeffrey;Penzler, Otto; Cook, Thomas H (2009-01-01).The best American crime reporting 2009.New York: Ecco.ISBN9780061490842.
  18. ^Rosin, Hanna (June 8, 2010)."The End of Men".The Atlantic.
  19. ^Hanna Rosin: New data on the rise of women,TED Conference,Dec 2010
  20. ^Homans, Jennifer (2012-09-13)."A Woman's Place".The New York Times.Retrieved2012-09-20.
  21. ^Rosin, Hanna (13 September 2013)."The Patriarchy Is Dead: Feminists, accept it".Slate.The Slate Group.Retrieved5 April2017.
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